Really Scent

Really Scent

June 27, 1959 Theatrical Series Merrie Melodies

Studio
Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.
Distributor
Warner Bros.

Synopsis

In old New Orleans, it's a momentous day in the lives of Pierre and Fifi Cat: their daughters Pierrette and Fabrette are born. But by a "calamity of birth," one little kitten, Fabrette, comes into the world with a white stripe down her back. It only matters to Fabrette the following spring. Her sister Pierrette easily attracts an eager boyfriend, but the local tomcats are frightened by her skunk-like stripe. As fate would have it, Fabrette's ship comes in- from France, and containing Pepé Le Pew. The two spot each other; instantly, there are stars in their eyes. Their passionate embrace is disturbed only by her sad discovery that one whiff of her lover is enough to make her pass out. She tries to combat Pepé's pungency by holding her breath (turning all sorts of colors). Pepé mistakes her red face for blushing and sprays himself with perfume. Deciding to look up "what thees pew means" every time he appears, Pepé finds out how offensive his stench is. He declares, "For her, I will make myself dainty," and heads into Henri's Deodorizing Service just as Fabrette, about to commit suicide, realizes, "If you can't lick them...," and dashes into Pierre's Limburger Cheese Co. The last scene has the foul-smelling female chasing after the now-sanitary Pepé.

Characters

Pepé Le Pew, Fabrette, Pierrette, Pierre Cat, Fifi Cat, Tomcats, Crewmen, Shoppers, Seweur Rat

Credits

Directing

Director
Abe Levitow

Producing

Producer
John Burton Sr

Writing

Writer
Michael Maltese

Animation

Animator
Ken Harris, Richard Thompson, Ben Washam

Voices

Voice
Mel Blanc (Pepé Le Pew, Crewmen, Shoppers, Seweur Rat), June Foray (Fabrette, Narrator [uncredited])

Music

Music
Milt Franklyn

Editing

Editor
Treg Brown

Crew

Layouts
Samuel Armstrong
Backgrounds
Phil De Guard

Production notes

In a radical departure from other Pepé Le Pew cartoons, a central plot point involves the female cat pursuing Pepé, not the other way around!

Pictures

Reviews

Really Scent

damfineFebruary 22, 2003

This Pepe cartoon pretty good considering it's not by Chuck Jones.